Free Minnesota Small Estate Affidavit

In Minnesota, the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property covers estates valued at $75,000 or less, 30 days after death, presented directly to the bank or other holder, not filed with a court.

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Minnesota publishes PRO202 Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property; the affidavit is prepared to the same statutory requirements.

In Minnesota, estates valued at $75,000 or less skip probate with the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property, 30 days after death. Real property cannot pass through the affidavit; an estate that includes real estate uses a separate process. An estate over the limit does not qualify, and no affidavit is prepared for it.

30 days after the death. The affidavit states that the period has passed, so it cannot be signed earlier.

The Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property is presented directly to the bank, employer, or other holder of the property — it is not filed with a court. The person indebted to the decedent, the person having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, or the safe deposit company controlling access to the decedent's safe deposit box — presented with a certified death record of the decedent. A transfer agent must change registered ownership of securities, and the motor vehicle registrar must issue a new certificate of title, on presentation of the affidavit.

The Minnesota affidavit is signed before a notary.

Small Estate Collection in Minnesota

Minnesota publishes PRO202 Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property, and the affidavit is prepared to the same statutory requirements. Minnesota's name for the procedure is “Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property”; it collects the decedent's property from whoever holds it without a probate case being opened.

The ceiling is $75,000; an estate over it does not qualify. Real estate cannot pass through it. The affidavit may be signed 30 days after the death.

Minnesota says who may sign: A person claiming to be the successor of the decedent — the affidavit is 'made by or on behalf of the successor' — 30 days after death (or, for safe deposit box contents, 30 days after the box inventory is filed under Minn. Stat. § 55.10(h)). A state or county agency with a claim authorized by Minn. Stat. § 256B.15 (Medicaid estate recovery) may also present the affidavit. The affiant signs it before a notary.

Who receives it: The person indebted to the decedent, the person having possession of tangible personal property or an instrument evidencing a debt, obligation, stock, or chose in action, or the safe deposit company controlling access to the decedent's safe deposit box — presented with a certified death record of the decedent. A transfer agent must change registered ownership of securities, and the motor vehicle registrar must issue a new certificate of title, on presentation of the affidavit.

The effect on the holder and on the successor: A person paying, delivering, transferring, or issuing property pursuant to a conforming affidavit is discharged and released as if dealing with a personal representative, with no duty to inquire into the truth of any statement (a safe deposit deliverer may rely solely on the affidavit's value representation); refusal may be compelled in a proceeding by or on behalf of the persons entitled. The recipient is answerable and accountable to a personal representative or another person with a superior right (Minn. Stat. § 524.3-1202).

SimplyTrust Editorial·Updated September 8, 2026

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Free Minnesota Small Estate Affidavit

In Minnesota, the Affidavit for Collection of Personal Property covers estates valued at $75,000 or less, 30 days after death, presented directly to the bank or other holder, not filed with a court.

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Small Estate Collection in Minnesota

The ceiling is $75,000; an estate over it does not qualify. Real estate cannot pass through it. The affidavit may be signed 30 days after the death.

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